Printable kit · 12 worksheets
The Aquarium Setup Planner
- 12 fill-in worksheets, 34 print pages
- 2 filled-in examples to copy from
- Companion Excel / Google Sheets tracker
- Online buyer guide with current prices, by tank size
30-day money-back guarantee. Every dollar back if it doesn't help.
Everything about your tank, in one place, from first fill to routine care: whether the cycle is really finished, what changed in the water this week, and what still needs doing.
Replaces the cycle log on a sticky note, the water-test results you cannot compare to last week, and the stocking plan you are holding together in your head.
Look inside
Real pages from the PDF downloaded after checkout, including both filled-in examples.
What's in it
See all 12 worksheet titles
- Tank At A Glance
- Nitrogen Cycle Tracker
- Water Parameter Log
- Water Change & Maintenance Schedule
- Stocking Planner
- Equipment Checklist & Sizing
- Quarantine Log
- Feeding Schedule
- Fish Health Observation Log
- Plant Log
- Cost Planner & Budget
- Troubleshooting Sheet
Also included
- 2 filled-in example worksheets. Nitrogen Cycle Tracker and Stocking Planner, worked through for a sample tank, so a finished page is visible before starting one.
- 1 bonus printable. Quick Reference: Cycling & Trouble Signs: The cycled-when checklist and the first things to check, cut down to tank-side size
- 1 companion spreadsheet. An editable workbook: a water parameter trend, a water change log, and a cost and budget tracker with a running total. Tabs: Water parameter trend, Water change log, Cost & budget tracker.
- 1 start-here page. The four sheets to fill in the first 20 minutes, and which sheet to reach for when.
Plus the online buyer guide
Every product the kit names, orthopedic beds, ramps, harnesses, rugs and feeders, grouped by need and budget, with current prices, kept current on this site.
Who it's for
- Anyone setting up a first tank who wants a clear path from empty glass to a stocked, stable community
- Anyone running a fishless cycle who wants to know exactly when it is actually done
- A household where more than one person feeds or maintains the tank
- Anyone planning stocking who wants a running bioload total before the next fish gets added
- A multi-tank hobbyist who wants one consistent system instead of one system per tank
Who made this
Built by the FishTankCalculator team from the same fishless-cycling method and stocking rules the free site's calculators run on, laid out as a workbook to fill in rather than a page to read.
30-day money-back guarantee
Use the whole kit. If it doesn't help, fill in the refund form within 30 days and you get every dollar back. No questions asked. Refund form.
Questions
Does this replace the free site?
No. The free site has the calculators and care guides; the kit is where your own tank's numbers get written down, dated and reused, plus the budget tracker and the visit-by-visit water trend the free pages do not carry.
Does this tell me how much medication or fertilizer to use?
No, and it says so throughout. Any dose or treatment amount comes from the product's own label; this kit only helps you keep track of what you did and when.
Is this a substitute for an aquatic vet or fish store?
No. It is a way to organize what you observe and measure so a fish store or vet has real detail instead of a guess. It never diagnoses a sick fish or names a treatment.
I am just starting my first tank. Will this help?
Yes, that is exactly who this is for. The cycle tracker, equipment sizing sheet, and stocking planner take you from an empty tank to a stable, stocked one without skipping a step.
Why so much focus on the nitrogen cycle?
Because adding fish to an uncycled tank is the single most common way new tanks fail. The tracker shows you exactly when ammonia and nitrite have both cleared, not a guessed number of weeks.
What if it does not help?
Use the whole kit for 30 days. If it does not help, the refund form on the contact page gets every dollar back, no questions asked. Refund form.
Printable or fillable on screen?
Both. Print it and write by hand, or open a worksheet PDF in a reader that supports typing and fill it on a tablet or phone.
The Aquarium Setup Planner
12 worksheets · 34 pages · examples, workbook and online buyer guide